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Niall Williams-Guthrie is back on home soil, but this time in Fetu Samoa colours: "It's OK to choose our smaller nations over the more established nations".

A round-up of news in brief from around the region.

Hundreds have marched in support of Samoan judiciary and to demand end to stand-off.

A Pasifika community group will be hosting a kava ceremony raising the flag on climate change following New Zealand's America's Cup victory.

Preparations are continuing in American Samoa for possible Covid-19 infections with the hospital morgue's capacity being increased as a precautionary measure.

Two more people in French Polynesia have tested positive for Covid-19, raising the total to 53.

The Oceania Football Confederation has postponed all its events until 6 May to protect and safeguard teams because of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

There have been a range of reactions from New Zealand's Pacific community over anti-gay comments made Australia's highest-profile rugby player, Israel Folau.

The Pacific Regional Environment Programme, SPREP, needs more money and an agreement has been tentatively reached to increase contributions from member countries.

Fiji government MP Balmindar Singh has been arrested after failing to appear in court yesterday.

There is a call for Pacific governments to work in partnership with civil society if they want the Sustainable Development Goals to work.